Connecticut fuels distributor bonds.
From $100.
Before the Department of Revenue Services issues a motor vehicle fuels distributor license, it requires a surety bond under C.G.S. 12-456 guaranteeing the fuels tax you collect. Priced at 0.75% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — enter the amount DRS set to see your exact price at the application.
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How much does a Connecticut fuels distributor bond cost?
0.75% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard fuels distributor bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with DRS. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount DRS required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot for most
No credit check up to $10,000, and most applicants are approved and issued the moment they pay. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Department of Revenue Services
Submit the executed bond with your distributor license application. The DRS bond period runs July 1 to June 30; wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the distributor bond actually guarantees
Connecticut taxes motor vehicle fuels at the distributor level under C.G.S. Chapter 221. A distributor — anyone distributing gasoline, gasohol, aviation fuel, or similar — must be licensed by the Department of Revenue Services, and C.G.S. 12-456 conditions that license on a surety bond filed before the license issues.
The bond guarantees that the distributor remits the motor vehicle fuels tax it collects. DRS sets the amount, historically tied to a fraction of the tax paid in the prior year, subject to a statutory floor and ceiling. The bond period runs July 1 to June 30, and a license can be canceled or suspended if a current bond is not maintained.
It is not insurance for you — if DRS recovers unpaid tax against the bond, you repay the surety. Distributors who remit on time treat the bond as a license formality. We issue the amount DRS named; no credit check up to $10,000, and premiums start from $100.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The term is set on the carrier’s application; the premium covers the period shown there.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, June 30, in the year your term ends.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Department of Revenue Services. Submit the executed bond with your distributor license application. The DRS bond period runs July 1 to June 30; wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 0.75% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount DRS set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your distributor license application.
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Fuels distributor bond, issued today.
Premiums from $100. Enter the amount DRS required and file with your license application the same day.